Category Archives: Play

Tote that Barge! at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 15

Tote that Barge! at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 15

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Tote that Barge!: Black Music and Labor Concert

Saturday, February 15, 2025, 8:00pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

Enjoy this concert version of the Broadway hit “Showboat” by composer Jerome Kern and lyrics by Rogers and Hammerstein, based on the ASALH 2025 theme of Blacks and Labor. Featuring Grammy award-winning Black classical singers, chorus, and dancers, the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) production highlights hit musical selections including “Ol’ Man River” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man.” Also highlighted as a part of the show is CAAPA’s version of the famous “Cakewalk”…so remember to bring your own hat, bring your fans, and be a part of the fun!

Tickets: $30 general, $25 students/seniors. Click here.

The Fishwife at the Clarice, Feb 14

The Fishwife at the Clarice, Feb 14

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:

Maryland Opera Studio presents:
New Work Reading: The Fishwife
Composed by Ashi Day

Friday, February 14, 2025 • 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

From traditional arias to jaunty sea Shanties, The Fishwife is an inventive reimagining of the Brothers Grimm The Fisherman and His Wife. Composed by Ashi Day and commissioned by the Maryland Opera Studio, this new work expands on the original story in an operatic collage of musical languages and styles.

The Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.

Free, no tickets required, click here.

Kreativity Open Mic at the Clarice, Feb 14

Kreativity Open Mic at the Clarice, Feb 14

Kreativity Open Mic

Friday, February 14, 2025. 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Jaha Koo: Cuckoo at the Clarice, Feb 12 & 13

Jaha Koo: Cuckoo at the Clarice, Feb 12 & 13

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Jaha Koo: Cuckoo
February 12 & 13, 2025 • 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Employing bittersweet and humorous dialogues, theatermaker Jaha Koo and his clever rice cookers take you on a journey through the last 20 years of Korean history, combining personal experience with political events and reflections on happiness, economic crises and death.

The play will be performed in Korean and English, with English subtitles.

압력사회, 증발되는 밥. 구자하의 연극 ‘쿠쿠’ 작품은 해킹된 밥솥들과의 대화를 통해, 아시아 금융 위기와 관련한 정치적 사건, 경제 위기 그리고 행복과 죽음에 대해 성찰하며 한국의 지난 이십여 년의 역사를 돌아본다.

본 연극은 한국어와 영어로 공연되고, 영문자막이 제공됩니다.

Tickets: $25 Public, $10 Students, click here.

Our Voices, Our Culture by Thomas Pullen, Feb 12

Our Voices, Our Culture by Thomas Pullen, Feb 12

Thomas Pullen K-8 Creative and Performing Arts Academy presents
Our Voices, Our Culture
Director: Kristen Jackson-Jones
Co-Director: Harmony Porter

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7pm

Presented by: Thomas Pullen K-8 Arts School in Landover.

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Thomas G. Pullen Arts Academy Dance Department presents a Black History Month dance performance, “Our Voices, Our Culture.”

Tickets $10 Adult, $5 Students and Seniors. For more information, click here.